Shō Ishikawa

Shō Ishikawa (石川翔, Ishikawa Shō, born December 14, 1999 in Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons.

Shō Ishikawa 石川翔
Chunichi Dragons – No. 208
Pitcher
Born: (1999-12-14) December 14, 1999 (age 24) Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan
Bats: Left Throws: Right
NPB debut
October 13, 2018, for the Chunichi Dragons
NPB statistics (through 2020 season)
Win–loss record	0-0
Innings pitched	1
Earned run average	0.00
Strikeouts	0
Teams
Chunichi Dragons (2018–present)

On 20 October 2017, Ishikawa was selected as the 2nd draft pick for the Chunichi Dragons at the 2017 NPB Draft and on 10 November signed a provisional contract with a ¥60,000,000 sign-on bonus and a ¥7,000,000 yearly salary.^[1]

Ishikawa's mother is Filipino and his father is Japanese.^[2] As a boy, Ishikawa liked watching former Yokohama DeNA BayStars fireballer Marc Kroon as well as Hanshin Tigers fireman, Kyuji Fujikawa.^[3] He admires Yomiuri Giants ace, Tomoyuki Sugano as well as former Giants star Suguru Egawa.^[4]

References

1. "石川「活躍して家族のために豪邸建てたい」 契約金６０００万円 年俸７００万円で仮契約". Chunichi Sports (in Japanese). 20 November 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
2. "清宮ドラフトも151キロ腕！青藍泰斗・石川翔注目 - 高校野球 : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-11-26.
3. "＜新時代の旗手＞２位・投手 石川翔（下）". 中日スポーツ・東京中日スポーツ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-11-26.
4. "中日ドラ２右腕・石川翔は「江川卓マニア」". 東スポＷeb - 東京スポーツ新聞社 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-11-26.